Aseptic box or carton for packing medical supplies.



R. T. CAMERON.

ASEPTIC BOX 0R CARTON FOR PACKING MEDICAL SUPPLIES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1913.

1,14, 10., Patented June 15, 1915.

WITNESSES:

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ROBERT THOMAS CAMERON, 0F CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

ASEPTIC BOX OR CARTON FOR PACKING MEDICAL SUPPLIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1915.

Application filed March 17, 1913. Serial No. 755,052.

lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved, aseptic carton or box of anydesired size, in which to pack, ship and store medicated cotton, cottongauze, surgical dressings or other medical supplies.

It is the object of the invention to provide an improved carton that maybe cheaply constructed of heavy paper or cardboard, or other suitablematerial, and which will, when closed. preserve the contents free fromdust or septic contamination until the same is used. The carton has anaperture or longitudinal slot, from which the contents of the carton, orany part thereof that is needed for use, may be conveniently taken,while the remainder of the contents of the carton is protected from suchdust or septic contamination.

The further object of the invention will be more particularly describedin connection with the accompanying drawing and will be more fullypointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a longitudinal view of the carton with theside and end flaps open, illustrating the contents of the box, with endprotruding through the aperture for use, and Fig. Qis a view of thepaper or cardboard as cut scored before Numbers 2; 3 and 4 designate theother.

three sides of the carton.

Number 5 designates the flap or covering gdapted to close the aperturein side num- Numbers 6, 7 and 8 designate end flaps. Number 9 designatesthe end tuck. Number 10 designates the lock, which may be eitherstraight or with single or double side notches. This lock may be usedeither at the end or sides or both, as illustrated on Fig. 2. p

Number 11 designates the slots to receive these locks, designated bynumber 10.

hen putting up rolls of cotton in cartons of this character, the locks10 of each carton may be folded back upon the flap 5 so as to lie closeto that flap and then the flap may be secured by glue or paste to theside 1 of the carton. In this wayfthe carton may be tightly sealed andwill remain so until it is first opened to permit use of some of thecotton. Thereafter the locks 10 may be employed for holding the flap 5down upon the side 1 so as to close aperture 12. In like manner. theflaps 8 may be secured to the flaps 6 and 7 by paste if desired insteadof relying upon the tuck 9 to hold the flaps 8 in position. In likemanner, end flap number 8 may be attached at one or both ends to endflap numbers 6 and 7. For ordinary purposes,-it will not be necessary toseal the package, but the same will be sufliciently closed by doublingunder the flaps and tucks, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

I claim: 1

A carton formed from a blank of paper board consisting of four,rectangular portions joined together in parallel relation, :1

locking-member integral with the end one of said portions. a 'fifthrectangular portion integral with the other end one of said portions andhaving the material thereof cut away along the side thereof which isdistant from said four rectangular portions to form a slot communicatingwith the interior of the carton formed, by folding the said blank, whichslot is adapted to be covered by the rectangular portion having the saidlockingmember thereon and uncovered by turning movement of that memberrelatively'to the member adjoining it. and end pieces integral withcertain of said rectangular portions and adapted to close the ends ofthe carton when the blank is folded, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have fixed my signature in the presence of twowitnesses. ROBERT THOMAS CAMERON. Witnesses:

O. P. DARWIN, CHAS. G. .Moonn.

